eTech Podcast

It is great to be back. It has been some time since we last published a new podcast episode, for this episode it’s a quick run through of where we are at and what is…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to fellow North Easterner and electric vehicle innovator and trailblazer Doug MacAndrew about his vast experience in the Electric Vehicle market. Doug is a hugely…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Dr Ben Upcroft, VP of Technology at British autonomous vehicle technology firm Oxbotica. Ben has had a long career in robotics and autonomous technology…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to renowned battery expert Dr Jerry Barker Founder and CTO of Faradion, leaders in Sodium Ion battery technology. Jerry tells us about his background in…

For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan talks to Luke Dowell Head of Research and Development at BP Chargemaster. Luke tells us about his background in electronics and electric vehicle development including AVID,…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Dr Russell Fowler a Senior Project Manager from the UK National Grid company focused on transport decarbonisation. Russell is a mathematician by background having…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Dr Stefan Permien CEO of a new German energy storage manufacturing company focused on the battery cell electrode – UniverCell. A chemist and professional…

    For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Kimmo Rauma who was the founder and CEO of off-highway electrification business Visedo Oy now part of the Danfoss Editron group. Kimmo…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Dane Davis the CTO of Nikola Motor Company. Ryan and Dane discuss the meteoric rise of Nikola. Having been founded by Trevor Milton in…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Nick Kitchin the CEO and co-founder of Cumulus Energy Storage who are developing novel rechargeable copper zinc battery technology for grid storage applications. Ryan…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dan Murphy who is a Principal Engineer at semiconductor powerhouse, ST Microelectronics. Dan agreed to come on the podcast to talk about ST’s SiC…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Matt Windle the Executive Director of Engineering at the iconic British sports car maker, Lotus and maker of the Evija electric supercar. Matt talks…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Kevin Brundish the CEO and co-founder of AMTE Power the UK’s leading EV battery cell manufacturer and cell development company. Ryan finds out more…

In this episode of the eTech49 Podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Mark Selby the CTO of Ceres Power PLC about SOFC fuel cells. Ceres Power develop and licence Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology from…

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Greg Offer from Imperial College London about battery cell technology. Greg is a world-renowned expert in battery cell electrochemistry and technology, in particular…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan responds to several questions we have had from listeners on the topic of 800V powertrains for electric vehicles. As more and more manufacturers are announcing vehicles…

Functional safety is a hugely important topic that touches on almost every aspect of the vehicle development, manufacture and maintenance cycle especially with more and more electronics systems onboard. The principle standard for automotive control…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan takes a deep look at Fuel Cell technology with Manfred Limbrunner from Proton Motor Power Systems PLC. Ryan and Manfred discuss Proton Motor’s business and its…

We are regularly asked about ultracapacitors and how they fit in to the energy storage mix, do they compete with or complement battery technology? What makes a capacitor ultra? For this episode of the eTech…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Eva Hakansson and Bill Dubé from the GreenEnvy Racing team. Eva and Bill tell us about the GreenEnvy project to build a fully electric…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Robbert Lohman from Autonomous Transport Systems provider 2getthere. Robbert has been involved in the development and deployment of autonomous transport and logistics systems for…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Deres Eshete, who is Global Head of Automotive Business Development at ON Semiconductor. We discuss power switching device technology and ON’s growing business and…

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Isobel Sheldon who is the Director of Business Development at the new UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). Isobel has been involved in Lithium battery…

For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan discusses the potential for the sustainable recovery of metals, including the Nickel, Copper and Cobalt required for electric vehicle and battery production, from subsea nodules found…

In our first episode of 2020, we bring you an interview with Steve Dodds, head of Friction & Forge Processes at TWI based in Cambridge, U.K. Steve educated us on ‘friction stir welding’ which is…

Recently Ryan Maughan sat down with the Lead Engineer of AVID’s Thermofluids and eMachines Engineering Team Dr Thanos Alexakis to discuss electric fan design for automotive applications. Thanos tells us about the process of designing…

In today’s episode, we bring you our recent interview with Boris Tarnovski, Team Leader of the Powertrain engineering team working on the Concept Two electric hypercar at Rimac a Croatian high-performance electric vehicle and powertrain…

Today’s episode is a keynote speech recording from a conference at the EV Battery show conference in Stuttgart from earlier in the year in front of representatives from major vehicle OEMs and suppliers. Ryan talks…

In today’s episode, Ryan Maughan talks to James Goss an expert in electric motor design and the CEO of Motor Design Ltd. Motor Design Ltd or MDL are a leading developer of electric motor design…

In this episode, we are going to look specifically at the Audi e-Tron, Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S and examine the powertrain differences to try to get to the bottom of the range difference…

In today’s episode, we bring you our recent interview with Mihai Dorobantu the Director of Technology Planning and Government Affairs at Eaton. Eaton is huge global company with 99,000 employees and is a global leader…

Today we bring you our recent interview with Uwe Muller, Program Manager at Volvo Construction Equipment. Uwe has been involved in some incredible off-highway electrification projects, such as Volvo’s electric quarry project. Uwe tells us…

This episode of the eTech podcast is all about supercapacitors and is in response to a listener request for more information on this topic. It has taken us a while to answer it so sorry…

There is a huge amount of legislative change going on globally relating to vehicle emissions, so in today’s episode, we talk about Europe and the changes that have been made and the further changes that…

Ryan Maughan talks to Ben Todd, the CEO and founder of Arcola Energy. Arcola Energy is a fuel cell systems engineering company and Tier 1 supplier specialising in hydrogen, fuel cells and batteries. Arcola energy…

This episode is in response to a question from a listener, who asked if we could help him to understand the different terminology used in the electric vehicle world to describe electric motors. He had…

In this episode, we bring you a fascinating interview with Ian Goodman, an engineer and entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience in vehicle electrification! Ian is currently the Principal Fellow of Advanced Manufacturing at the…

Today we take a look at the recent controversy brought about by Toyota’s high profile advertisement campaign where they boldly claim that their car is ‘self-charging’. Listen as we take a look at their disputed…

  Today we are excited to share with you our recent interview with Dan Caesar, the Managing Director of the amazing Fully Charged show. Despite not being an engineer, we had a great conversation with…

  Today we bring you our interview with Matthew Lumsden, the CEO of U.K. company Connected Energy. Matthew tells us how he got to where he is in his career and what Connected Energy do…

  We are proud to bring you an amazing guest on the show today, the world land speed record holder for an electric motorcycle, Dr. Eva Hakansson! In this fascinating conversation Eva spoke to us…

  We bring you a fascinating conversation with Volker Pickett who has been researching vehicle electrification for 25 years and is currently the Head of Power Electronics at Newcastle University in the UK. Volker Interestingly…

We are excited to bring you our interview with Paul Butler CEO of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA). In this episode, we talk with Paul about the work of the NEAA and how it…

In this episode, eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan is in Germany at the Electric & Hybrid Industrial Vehicle Technology show in Cologne which looks specifically at opportunities for electrification of heavy-duty and off-highway machinery. Ryan gave…

Our 1st episode of 2019 brings you an in-depth explanation of tri-voltage powertrain architecture in electric vehicles. As EV and hybrid vehicles are becoming widespread, engineers are continuously trying to improve efficiency by using tri-voltage…

Several listeners of the podcast have asked what are the main reasons for the differences in efficiency, i.e. why is there a difference in the efficiency published between Europe and the USA and others have…

We are excited to bring you our interview with James Carter, a Consultant for Vision Mobility in Canada. With 2 decades of experience in the vehicle industry at Toyota and Vision Mobility, James is an…

In this episode, eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan is in Germany at the 48V Power Supply Conference in Berlin giving a presentation to his peers in the automotive industry. In this presentation, he gives a great…

We have been asked by a listener of the podcast to do a more in-depth piece around electric vehicle battery degradation, to explain the truths obscured by the myths around battery degradation, and what the…

We are excited to bring you our interview with Matt Boyle an expert in vehicle electrification, former President and CEO of Sevcon a British power electronics company listed on the American stock exchange and recently…

In this episode, we answer the question, why are electric trucks much more efficient than diesels? An argument started between Tesla and Daimler after Tesla announced the launch of their electric semi truck with a…

We are excited to bring you our interview with one of the UK’s leading experts on electric vehicle infrastructure. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Colin Herron the Managing Director of Zero Carbon Futures…

We have been asked by several listeners of the podcast to do a more in-depth piece on Electric Vehicle Battery Management Systems, or BMS to explain what they do and why they are needed in…

In this episode, we bring you a deep look at electric coolant/water pumps and how they work, what the differences between sealed and sealless pumps are, and what are their positives and negatives. This episode…

In this episode, we bring you a recent interview eTech49 Learning’s Ryan Maughan did with Martyn Lee of the very popular ‘EV News Daily’ podcast. Find out about the components of your electric vehicles. Why…

In this episode, we dive deeper into battery technology, specifically the cells because this is really one of the key enablers in vehicle electrification. We’ll teach you the basics of the various battery types and…

In this episode, eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan discusses the opportunity for electrification in heavy-duty machinery, in particular, our experience of 48V in mild hybrid systems and 24V micro hybrid systems for off-highway and commercial vehicle…

In this episode, eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan discusses why electric vehicles have more than one motor in them when traditional combustion engine vehicles only have one engine. What are the technical real-life practical reasons more…

In this episode, eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan discusses the future development trends in electric & hybrid vehicle drivetrain, particularly in electrical systems. We’re planning a separate episode about battery cells and battery systems soon so…

In our last episode eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan discussed battery thermal management systems, however in this episode, he discusses in detail thermal management systems in other components such as inverters and motors and more. In…

In this episode, eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan discusses in detail battery thermal management, plus the issues that the Nissan Leaf and 1st generation Tesla car owners are reporting when using fast charge points in hot…

Breaking from the usual technical episodes we just had to bring you an update on some of the major EV industry newsflashes from the past few weeks brought to you by eTech49 MD and industry…

eTech49’s CEO Ryan Maughan discusses the Dieselgate scandal based on his recent white paper on the topic (link below) and covers the recent arrest of the AUDI CEO, how vehicles were designed to cheat the…